DAN suggests divers pause after jab
Divers should consider waiting at least seven days after each dose of coronavirus vaccine before engaging in scuba or freediving activities, suggests DAN Europe. Read more...
Dive-boat fugitives caught on TV
A British couple who became fugitives 10 years ago following the death of a scuba diver on their Florida charter-boat have been captured by police in Spain. Read more...
‘Two good mates’ dive to deepest point
Limiting Factor, the world’s only private submersible certified to dive to any ocean depth, has continued its series of record-breaking Pacific dives - though this time the pilot was not owner Victor Vescovo, nor was it a world record that was claimed. Read more...
‘Diving is a wonderful sport’ – Prince Philip remembered
The late Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, a scuba-diver who became the British Sub-Aqua Club's first president in 1960, has been paid a tribute by the club, the sport's governing body. Read more...
Chesil wrecks 3D diver trail launched
An interactive virtual tour of the protected Chesil Beach Cannon Site has been launched by the Maritime Archaeology Trust (MAT). Read more...
Divers rescue monk trapped in Thai cave
In an operation with echoes of the rescue of a youth football team from the Tham Luang caves in 2018, divers have succeeded in extracting a Buddhist monk who had spent four days in flooded caves in northern Thailand. Read more...
Deepest woman diver record claimed
South African technical diver Karen van den Oever has claimed a new women’s diving depth record, following her 236m descent into Boesmansgat Cave in Northern Cape province. Read more...
Fourth Element RF1 Freediving Suit
This suit, in men’s and women’s fits, is a departure from standard freediving suit designs, with its back-entry zip and internal nylon lining rather than open-cell neoprene. Read more...
Octopuses dream – but what about?
The next time you see a stationary octopus while scuba diving and you have time to spare, you might like to keep it under observation to see if it’s awake, asleep - or dreaming. Read more...
Divers help to ID mystery spheres
The identity of this mysterious 1m-diameter “blob”, one of a number spotted by scuba divers in north-east Atlantic waters over the past 36 years, has finally been revealed in a new study. Read more...